Well, I finally got back onto Journey’s Home Page and uploaded my avitar. I have been having computer problems. Been quite busy too with my tutoring clients and their families. Plus students from my high school teaching days are hitting their 20s and 30s with all the blessings that time of life brings so there is always some precious…[Read more]

last night i saw five minutes of some show w/ a whack-a doddle doctor talking about vaccines and her belief in a conspiracy……. she mentioned squalene . The book i read was from an award winning journalist and […]

Love my pets. When i was one month done w/ chemo, i was feeling better but not ready get a job. I was sitting in my car after getiing some groceries thinking about what to do w/myself when my cell rang. It was […]

I have a question about the vaccine-I just read a book about another vaccine and it mentions that an adjucvant(spelling?) used is Squalene and that it causes all sorts of problems and illnesses(lupus for one) and […]

And these thoughts from Carol Knuth: I think positive thinking can be part of our combative and healing process against illness. My daughter’s fiancé remained with us longer due to my daughter’s unending faith […]

I also believe that positive thinking can be both – truly being positive, and sometimes its a great form of denial. I manage to keep my attitude mostly positive, in my opinion I have a choice to frown or smile, […]

I agree with Sarah. I am also sympathetic to both approaches. During the cancer journey, it is impossible to remain optimistic throughout. Rarely do you find a Pollyanna in cancer survivorship.THere are just to […]

I feel sympathetic with both. Positive thinking can certainly aid your mindset when tackling a certain task. But depending on the task, all the positive thinking in the world might not help. I’m trying to be a […]

I generally start with the quotes, but I’ll end with them this time. I met 3 cancer survivors yesterday, each participating in our “Fight Like a Girl” 5K Run/Walk. Each attributed their success in outliving […]

Well, sometimes I do forget that I have had cancer. There are times when many hours go by, and I dont think about it or discuss anything related to it with friends. But every time I get undressed to go to bed, or […]

So it has finally happened. After four years, the cancer in our lives became a “PS” in a phone conversation. I was catching up with a friend that I hadn’t spoken with for a dozen years. He hunted me down for […]

Hearing the word “cancer” brings fear, but our pets help us get past some of the challenges. Pets just want to be with their owners and they are highly sensitized to our feelings. Sometimes a pet can reduce […]